Thermodynamic Characteristics of Adsorption-Desorption of Methane in 3 # Coal Seam of Sihe

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1 Natural Resources, 2014, 5, Published Online September 2014 in SciRes. Thermodynamic Characteriics of Adsorption-Desorption of Methane in 3 # Coal Seam of Sihe Dongmin Ma 1,2, Jianchang Zhang 1, Jianping Bai 2, Hui Zhang 1 1 Xi an University of Science and Technology, Xi an, China 2 National Key Laboratory of Coal and CBM Co-Mining Technology, Jincheng, China mdm6757@126.com Received 12 July 2014; revised 15 Augu 2014; accepted 27 Augu 2014 Copyright 2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). Abract A series of methane adsorption-desorption isotherm experiments on anthracite of No. 3 Sihe coal mine were conducted at 20 C, 25 C, 30 C, 35 C and 40 C respectively. Based on Clausius-Clapeyron equation, isoeric heat of adsorption and maximum heat of adsorption has been calculated. These calculations indicate that the maximum heat of adsorption in process of elevated pressure (adsorption) and lowered ress (desorption) is KJ/mol and KJ/mol, so it belongs to physical adsorption. However, the latter is higher than the former. From the point of view of thermodynamics, in the adsorption-desorption equilibrium syem, dropping pressure alone does not lead to desorption, but it improves adsorption of water vapor molecules on the surface of the coal pores. The adsorption heat of water vapor molecules is greater than 40 KJ/mol, so the methane on the surface of coal pores will be easily replaced by water vapor, and the desorption of methane occurs eventually. Thus, the gas production in coalbed methane well by pressure reduction is consient with the negative pressure for gas extraction. Keywords Methane, Adsorption, Desorption, Thermodynamics 1. Introduction Coal methane moly exis in the coal seams in the form of adsorption. Currently, the approach of coal methane desorption by drainage and lowering pressure for its ground production is widely adopted both at home and abroad. The method of negative pressure production with wells up and down connected is employed by Mine How to cite this paper: Ma, D.M., Zhang, J.C., Bai, J.P. and Zhang, H. (2014) Thermodynamic Characteriics of Adsorption-Desorption of Methane in 3 # Coal Seam of Sihe. Natural Resources, 5,

2 Gas Prevention and Control Center of Ningxia Bureau of Coal Geology at Shaqu Mine of Liulin County in Shanxi Province of China, and it has made great achievement with the production more than 10,000 m 3 per day. The new approach has shed light on the theory of methane production, and demands careful exploration of the nature of drainage and lowering pressure production. Through the experiments on methane adsorption-desorption isotherm [1]-[3], by the calculations of isoeric heat of adsorption and maximum heat of adsorption with Clausius-Clapeyron equation, and by the contra of the adsorption heat between methane and water vapor, the paper probes into the function and mechanism of water vapor in the process of water drainage and gas production. 2. Samples and Experimental Apparatus Experimental samples are fresh raw coal collected by channel method from Sihe No. 3 coal (WY) in Shanxi Group of Permo-carboniferous syem. The collected samples, after being crushed, ground and screened, were processed into mesh and made into moiure-equilibrated samples according to the andards of ASTM (American Society for Teing Material). The experiments were accomplished by employing AST-2000 simulation experimental apparatus for bulk sample coalbed methane adsorption and desorption. The temperatures were set at 20 C, 25 C, 30 C, 35 C and 40 C respectively. 3. Experimental Results Figure 1 and Figure 2 are the isothermal adsorption-desorption data by making use of the fitting to simulate mathematics software of the moiure-equilibrated samples at different temperatures. To express the action process of adsorption-desorption and pressure, the experimental data of adsorption at the five temperatures are Langmuir fitted [4] [5], and the experimental data of desorption are descriptively fitted [6] [7]. The results are shown in Table 1, Figure 1 and Figure 2. ab p Langmuir equation: V = 1 + b p ab p Desorption equation: Vd = + c 1+ b p 30 adsorption capacity/m 3 t Langmuir fitting equation of adsorption at 20 Langmuir fitting equation of adsorption at 25 Langmuir fitting equation of adsorption at 30 Langmuir fitting equation of adsorption at 35 Langmuir fitting equation of adsorption at P/MPa Figure 1. Fitted curves on experimental adsorption data by Langmuir equation of Sihe No. 3 WY. 783

3 30 adsorption capacity/m 3 t fitting equation of desorption at 20 fitting equation of desorption at 25 5 fitting equation of desorption at 30 fitting equation of desorption at 35 fitting equation of desorption at P/MPa Figure 2. Fitted curves on experimental desorption data of Sihe No. 3 WY. Table 1. Fitted parameters of the experimental data at five temperatures. Temperature ( C) Langmuir fitting of adsorption data Desorptive fitting a b R 2 a b c R Isoeric Heat of Adsorption Isoeric heat of adsorption, also called differential heat of adsorption [8], is the heat released as the infinitesimal methane molecules are adsorbed, with the adsorption capacity being conant. It is the enthalpy change [9] at the moment of adsorption. Isoeric heat of adsorption is expressed as q, calculated with Clausius-Clapeyron equation [10] [11]: dlnp q = (1) dt RT In the equation: q ands for isoeric heat of adsorption; P for pressure; T for absolute temperature; R for gas conant, Integrate Equation (1) and get [12]: q lnp = + C (2) RT Calculation process: lnp correlates with n, adsorption capacity; fit lnp n data and get lnp n relation. Have several fixed n, and the corresponding lnp can be got with fitting formulas. Then, plot lnp with 1 T at fixed adsorption capacity and have linear fitting, so adsorption isoere is achieved, based on whose slope isoeric heat of adsorption is calculated. Calculation of isoeric heat of adsorption in process of adsorption of moiure-equilibrated samples of Sihe 784

4 No. 3 WY. 1) Based on the experimental data of isoeric adsorption, draw a ln P ( KPa ) n ( mmol/g) at different temperatures. 2) Have lnp n linear fitting, and the fitting equation is shown in Figure 3. scatter diagram 3) Based on the above fitting formula, calculate lnp of n fixed adsorption ( 0.1, 0.2,, 1.2 mmol/g) at different temperatures (20 C - 40 C), shown by Table ) Plot ln P ~ T data graph. 5) At different fixed adsorption capacity, linearly fit the relational data of lnp and is shown by Figure T. The fitting equation 9 lnp/kpa :lnp= n 25 :lnp= n 5 30 :lnp= n 35 :lnp= n 40 :lnp= n n/mmol g -1 Figure 3. Relationship of pressures (logarithms) and adsorption capacity in the adsorption process. Table 2. Calculations of lnp on different adsorption capacity in the adsorption process. Adsorption (mmol/g) Temperature ( C) 20 C 25 C 30 C 35 C 40 C

5 11 lnp/kpa :lnP = T :lnP = T :lnP = T :lnP = T :lnP = T :lnP = T :lnP = T :lnP = T :lnP = T :lnP = T :lnP = T :lnP = T - 1 Figure 4. Isoeric adsorption line in the adsorption process. 6) Based on the slope of linear fitting, find isoeric heat of adsorption at different adsorption capacity by Equation (3). q = R B (3) In the equation, B is the slope of linear fitting equation. The calculations are shown in Table 3. 7) Figure 5 is the curve of isoeric heat of adsorption with the change of adsorption capacity. In the same way, calculate the isoeric heat of adsorption in process of desorption of moiure-equilibrated samples of Sihe No. 3 WY. 1) Based on the experimental data of isoeric desorption at different temperatures, Figure 6 is created by relating lnp (KPa) the natural logarithm of pressure to n (mmol/g) adsorption capacity. 2) Fit the data with linear lnp-n. The fitting equation is shown by Figure 6. 3) Based on the above fitting formula, calculate the value of lnp on n fixed adsorption 0.2, 0.4,, 1.0 mmol/g at different temperatures (20 C - 40 C), shown by Table 4. ( ) T -1 /K ) Plot ln P ~ T data graph. 5) At different fixed adsorption capacity, linearly fit the relational data of lnp and is shown by Figure 7. 6) Based on the slope of linear fitting, i.e. B, find isoeric heat of adsorption at different adsorption capacity by Equation (3). The results are shown by Table 5. 7) Figure 8 is the curve of isoeric heat of adsorption with the change of adsorption capacity. 5. Maximum Heat of Adsorption 1 T. The fitting equation Maximum heat of adsorption is the isoeric heat of adsorption when the pressure tends to zero [13] [14]. Usually Virial equation is used to calculate maximum heat of adsorption. In the condition of extremely low pressure, adsorption isotherm should conform to Henry Law [15]-[17]: n= KP (4) In the equation: n, adsorption capacity, mmol g 1 ; P, equilibrium pressure, KPa; K, Henry conant, mmol g 1 /KPa. Virial Equation is used to describe the adsorption isotherm in the whole process of experimental scope, and by the way of extrapolation, K, Henry Law conant, can be found when the pressure is towards zero in the low pressure area. Then, q 0, maximum heat of adsorption, can be found by Vant Hoff Equation which K 786

6 heat of adsorption/kj mol data of isoeric heat of adsorption adsorption capacity/mmol g -1 Figure 5. Change of isoeric heat of adsorption with adsorption capacity in adsorption process of Sihe No. 3 WY lnp/kpa :lnp = n 25 :lnp = n 30 :lnp = n 35 :lnp = n 40 :lnp = n adsorption capacity/mmol g -1 Figure 6. Relationship of pressures (logarithms) and adsorption capacity in the desorption process. Table 3. Calculations of the isoeric heat of adsorption in the adsorption process. Adsorption (mmol/g) Heat of adsorption (KJ/mol) Adsorption (mmol/g) Heat of adsorption (KJ/mol)

7 10 9 lnp/kpa : lnp = T : lnp = T : lnp = T : lnp = T : lnp = T T -1 /K -1 Figure 7. Isoeric adsorption line in the desorption process. 55 heat of adsorption/kj mol data of Isoeric heat of adsorption adsorption capacity/mmol g -1 Figure 8. Isoeric heat of adsorption with adsorption capacity in desorption process of Sihe No. 3 WY. Table 4. Calculations of lnp on different adsorption capacity in the desorption process. Adsorption (mmol/g) Temperature ( C) 20 C 25 C 30 C 35 C 40 C

8 Table 5. Calculations of the isoeric heat of adsorption in the desorption process. Adsorption (mmol/g) Isoeric heat of adsorption (KJ/mol) and T abide by. Vant Hoff Equation goes as follows: dlnk H0 = (5) 2 dt RT In the equation, the physical interpretation of H0 is the mole enthalpy difference between adsorption ate and gas ate when the pressure tends to zero, so H0 is actually q 0, maximum heat of adsorption. Find Henry Law conant K [18] [19] by Virial Equation Virial Equation below is used to describe adsorption isotherm when adsorption is in equilibrium. π 2 3 = 1+ cn 1 + cn 2 + cn 3 + (6) nrt In the equation: π, two-dimensional dispersion pressure; c, Virial conant. Equation (6) can be transformed by Gibbs Equation to Virial adsorption isotherm: ap 3 2 = exp 2cn 1 + cn 2 + n 2 (7) When the pressure is very low, n is relatively small, and high order term can be neglected. Then, the plotting of ln ( Pn ) to n should be linear. In other words, Henry Law is tenable, so the value of K, Henry Law conant, can be determined by the extrapolation value when n = 0. From the above equation, when n 0, n = ap (8) Therefore, Henry Law conant K = a. In this condition, the following equation is found: P 1 1 ln = ln = ln (9) n a K Suppose the intersection value of plotting and vertical axis is ζ, and ln ( 1 a) = ln ( 1 K ) = ζ. Then, K = exp( ζ ) (10) Therefore, Henry conant K can be found based on the result of fitting raight line in low pressure. The method of finding Henry conant K by extrapolation is reliable because the experimental data in the low pressure area are linear, which guarantees the validity of ζ. Therefore, the calculated value of K is also accurate. Calculation of maximum heat of adsorption by Henry conant The relationship between the known Henry Law conant K and temperature abide by Vant Hoff Equation. If the interphase heat capacity difference is neglected, the result below can be got by integral: H0 K = K 0 exp = exp( ζ ) RT (11) Usually the plotting of lnk and 1 T is linear, q 0, maximum heat of adsorption, is determined by its slope. Calculation of maximum heat of adsorption in process of adsorption of moiure-equilibrated samples of Sihe 789

9 No. 3 WY. 1) Based on the experimental data of isoeric adsorption at different temperatures, plot with Virial ln ( Pn ) (KPa/mmol g 1 ) and adsorption capacity n (mol g 1 ). (See Figure 9) 2) Linearly fit Virial plotting by ln ( P n) = A + Bn. (See Table 6) 3) Based on fitting result intercept, i.e. the value of A, calculate Henry Law conant K by K = exp( A). The results are shown in Table 7. 4) Plot lnk and 1 T and have linear fitting. A : Vant Hoff plotting (See Figure 10) B : Linear fitting results: lnk = ) Calculate maximum heat of adsorption based on B, the linear fitting slope. The equation is as follows: q0 1 T = R B (12) ln(p n -1 )/KPa mmol g n/mmol g -1 Figure 9. Cross plotting with Virial for adsorption data of Sihe No. 3 WY lnk'/ln(mmol g -1 / KPa) plot data of Vant Hoff T -1 /K -1 Figure 10. Cross plot with Vant Hoff for adsorption data of Sihe No. 3 WY. 790

10 Table 6. Fitted parameters of the Virial data in the adsorption process. Temperature ( C) T (K) A B Table 7. Calculations of Henry Law conant K in the adsorption process. T (K) K (mmol g 1 /KPa) 1/T (K 1 ) lnk ln(mmol g 1 /KPa) It is found q 0 = KJ/mol, the minus indicating that adsorption is an exothermic process. Calculation of maximum heat of adsorption in process of desorption of moiure-equilibrated samples of Sihe No. 3 WY. 1) Based on the experimental data of isoeric desorption at different temperatures, plot ln ( Pn ) and n, adsorption capacity. (See Figure 11) 2) Fit Virial plotting by linear ln ( P n) = A + Bn. The results are shown in Table 8. 3) Based on fitting result intercept, i.e. the value of A, calculate Henry Law conant K by K = exp( A). The results are shown in Table 9. 4) Plot lnk and 1 T and have linear fitting. A : Vant Hoff plotting (See Figure 12) B : Linear fitting results: ( Pn) ln = n 5) Calculate maximum heat of adsorption based on B, the linear fitting slope. Find: q 0 = KJ/mol. 6. Contra of Adsorption Heat Results Table 10 is the isoeric heat of adsorption calculations result. The maximum heat of desorption process is higher than adsorption. 7. Conclusions 1) Adsorption heat and adsorption capacity are positively correlative. 2) Adsorption heat in rising pressure is less than that in dropping pressure. When the fixed adsorption capacity is mmol/g, adsorption heat is KJ/mol. Methane-coal adsorption belongs to physical adsorption [20]-[24]. 3) Desorption rate increases as the temperature rises. Adsorption heat in rising pressure is less than that in dropping pressure. To make desorption occur, heat supply is needed, and the adsorption heat of water vapor is larger than 40 KJ/mol. Therefore, as long as water vapor exis, desorption probably occurs in the syem of methane-coal adsorption. We believe that pressure reduction results in the partial pressure increase of water va- 791

11 10.0 ln(p n -1 )/KPa mmol g Figure 11. Cross plot with Virial for desorption data of Sihe No. 3 WY n/mmol g plot data of Vant Hoff lnk'/ln(mmol g -1 / KPa) T -1 /K -1 Figure 12. Cross plot with Vant Hoff for desorption data of Sihe No. 3 WY. Table 8. Fitted parameters of the Virial data in the desorption process. Temperature ( C) T (K) A B

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